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About iShares U.S. Insurance ETF
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Inception date
May 1, 2006
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
IAK is a solid, broad-based insurance fund that also makes a play for the small-cap end of the segment. The insurance sector, as defined by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, includes insurance companies, property and casualty insurance companies, and life insurance companies. Therefore, some well-known insurance companies outside the sector classification can be omitted. Companies should have a market cap of at least $250 million. Stocks are market-weighted, subject to 22.5% cap with the rest redistributed proportionally. The index is rebalanced quarterly.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Stocks99.84%
Finance99.46%
Health Services0.39%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.16%
Mutual fund0.14%
Cash0.01%
Stock breakdown by region
North America88.18%
Europe11.82%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
IAK invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 99.46% stocks, and Health Services, with 0.39% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
IAK top holdings are Progressive Corporation and Chubb Limited, occupying 16.50% and 11.80% of the portfolio correspondingly.
IAK last dividends amounted to 0.35 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.78 USD in dividends, which shows a 120.99% decrease.
IAK assets under management is 785.25 M USD. It's fallen 5.65% over the last month.
IAK fund flows account for 128.99 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, IAK pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.84%. The last dividend (Jun 20, 2025) amounted to 0.35 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
IAK shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on May 1, 2006, and its management style is Passive.
IAK expense ratio is 0.39% meaning you'd have to pay 0.39% of your investment to help manage the fund.
IAK follows the DJ US Select / Insurance. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
IAK invests in stocks.
IAK price has fallen by −3.08% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 12.71% increase. See more dynamics on IAK price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −1.35% over the last month, have fallen by −1.35% over the last month, showed a 1.35% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 17.09% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −1.35% over the last month, have fallen by −1.35% over the last month, showed a 1.35% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 17.09% in a year.
IAK trades at a premium (0.06%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.